Exact analysis of a discrete material three-station one-buffer merge system with unreliable machines

International Journal of Production Research

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 651-675

  Diamantidis, A C ^a   Papadopoulos, C T ^a   Vidalis, M I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE); COMPUTER SIMULATION; INSPECTION; JOB ANALYSIS; MARKOV PROCESSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; QUALITY CONTROL;

DISCRETE MATERIAL FLOW LINE; ON BUFFER MERGE SYSTEM; QUALITY INSPECTION; RECURSIVE ALGORITHM;

PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

EID: 1342308560     PISSN: 00207543     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00207540310001602838     Document Type: Article

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